By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D Jordan Anderson was a former slave who was invited back to the plantation where had been forced to work by owner Col P. H. Anderson, who now faced labor shortages at harvest time. Anderson’s letter became a noted piece of literature for its deadpan sardonic tone. The now free Read more »
By Steve Pomper What often happens when you try to fix something that ain’t broken? You break it. That’s happening in Washington and other states like Illinois. Leftist mythmakers are using their fantasy vision of police work to conjure an “experiment” in “police reforms.” But, hang on… there may be some good news. Thinking people know police Read more »
By Steve Pomper Police staffing crises in leftist cities across the country continue. But some details might humanize the issue. Officers are retiring, resigning, or relocating. But why are specific officers leaving and where they are going? A recent article at ChangeWashington.org caught my attention. It detailed an individual officer and the fortunate community that attracted him Read more »
By Stephen Owsinski In the miasma generated by the anti-this or anti-that mouthpieces, America’s law enforcement community is smack dab in the middle of mayhem. The Officer Down Memorial Page is getting laden with official reports of casualties and the oft-violent catalysts involved in deaths of police officers. In all this, cops continue to step Read more »
The National Police Association has awarded the Hidalgo County Constable Precinct 4 in Hidalgo County, Texas, a $1000.00 grant in support of their Child I.D. Kit program. The Child I.D. Kit is part of the Hidalgo County Constable Precinct 4 mission “To provide community programs directed towards assisting the public with education and awareness.” This Read more »
By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D After the arrest of Rodney King by the LAPD in 1991, many states enacted laws requiring police officers to report their colleagues if they feel that unnecessary force was used. Some states have gone beyond that requirement and are now requiring physical intervention. I understand, but let’s think about Read more »
By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D During the Clinton White House years, the concept of Community Policing (CP) was embedded within the U.S. Department of Justice as the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services. Inevitably and irresistibly reduced to the acronym COPS, the office and the concept were the culmination of presidential candidate Bill Clinton’s Read more »
By Stephen Owsinski Lessons, lessons, lessons. Our planet is spinning at such a rapid clip. So much is going on. Some things are rounding the corners. Others are stagnant or obsolete. Many matters are unfortunate due to circumstances related to the pandemic and the dubious state of governance. In all of this, cops continue to Read more »
By Steve Pomper When will this abomination stop? When voters stop voting these criminal justice system saboteurs into office. Once again, Chesa Boudin, the San Francisco DA, has charged police officers with crimes for apparently doing their jobs back in 2019. Here’s the nutshell version: A witness calls 911 to report a man assaulting a woman, Read more »
By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D. Dr. Daniel Amen is a noted psychiatrist who is a fervent promoter of a healthy brain. In a series of books and in the practice of Amen clinics across the country, Dr. Amen preaches basic brain care to help prolong physical and mental health. In reading Amen’s books it Read more »